Not a post-processing effect. White egg on a white background, picture taken through a colourful, transparent scarf.
This is more of a study in "soft focus" than a finished product, but learning about soft focus and what might work to achieve such an effect (outside of software produced) has been really interesting.
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Well that's definitely soft. It looks like you used some sort of material over the lens, but the color renditions, and especially the delineation seem too unnatural. In the white area, the soft focus looks good, but a bit yellowish, and some more light would have made nice soft highlights.
Works as an abstract! The bottom left corner is a little on the dark side. If you could have carried the pastel colors all the way through, I would have scored higher. Good composition. Nice soft focus.
Hrm, I'm not sure about this one. In some ways I like it, in others I dont. First thing I dont like is the black corner in the lower left - it ruins the flow and I dont see the need to have it there, but I can also see how you couldnt crop it either. It looks like a set-up studio shot so a reshoot could have been done. The two bands of colors - the yellowish white and the purplish white - I'm really not sure what purpose that serves. I kinda like it in a 'that's different' way, but on the other hand it looks like a white balance problem. Had the entire image been the yellowish white then it could have been an almost 'high-key' shot in that the subject blended into the background but could still be seen - camouflage of sorts. The connection with the title is cute, but that also makes it seem like the soft focus and egg is for humor rather than mood, but I suppose humor is a mood too. It's not horrid, but it's different for sure.
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